SNAKE

DRAGON

Snake: A theme which dates back to the earliest history of mankind.  The motive is used with protective purposes, while a black snake is the symbol of happiness and fertility. Dragon: A mythological theme where a winged creature stylised with feet of a lion and tail of a snake is believed to be the master of air and water, the cause of lunar eclipse, the guard of treasures and secret objects as well as the tree of life.  A related theme is the fight of the dragon and the Phoenix which is believed to produce fertile rains of spring and where the dragon is stylised as a cloud.